Field notes, v1400
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Gymnogyps californianus April 1, 1946 Fillmore, Calif. Sometimes condors would feed when he was only a couple of hundred feet away in his pickup, Shelby said. Greenwald had also seen condors in the Big Pine Mtn. area. He thought the birds were no longer in the Condor Sanctuary (Falls Canyon) area. Neither Shelby nor Greenwald had ever heard of anyone being arrested for shooting a condor or taking an egg. Greenwald thought Sid Peyton had a condor egg taken long ago - he had seen bird eggs but not a condor egg however. Shelby said that over Tony Ridge became a favorite place for army fliers to practice, & he believed this activity caused the birds to leave the area. He & Greenwald both said they had seen condors at Oak Mtn. lookout (at E. end of Oak Ridge). April 2, 1946 Ventura C., Calif. Sky 4/10 cumulus; warm spring day. I drove southward from Fillmore through Monrope and Newton oaks. The rolling grassy country was largely planted & but few cattle were seen. I saw thru Calabasas & down Old Topanga Canyon to visit W. Lee Chambers on Robinson Road. He gave me his egg list & condor letter regarding eggs for my use. About the Santa Monica Mtns. he said that two years ago about April 1, he and his wife saw 2 near Tapia Ranch. The